I heard it was the raptor 250 but if you see one up close they are a joke. However I sat on a raptor 350 and it felt like I was sitting on a blaster. The wheel base seem close to the blaster too. I hear the blaster was an entry level bike when those bikes were made . A raptor 250 they say is an entry level bike but they make alot more models in recent year . Anybody agree with me ,lets get the story straight.
what bike/bikes replaced the blaster in 07
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I think a raptor 350 feels a lot bigger than a blaster. But I think the blaster is more fun with it having more power and upgrade options. Ive never been next to a raptor 250 but I would think it would be closer to the physical size of a blaster.
except for power the raptor 250 is much better then a blaster. and that is what replaced the blaster. a raptor 350 is closer to a warrior.
A raptor 350 doesnt put out nearly as much as a blaster. Adding a pipe and intake to a 350 doesnt add that much power at all. Most upgrades on the 350 arnt worth it.... Full system, intake, cams, crank, etc. Really cant get much more out of it from stock. The blaster on the other hand seems to be like "the skys the limit"
The Raptor 250 was Yamaha's intended replacement for the Blaster, even though the little Raptor is physically smaller and than the older Blaster. It is totally redesigned as well. Unlike in the Blaster, the little air cooled, SOHC 250 4-stroke engine in the Raptor doesn't have a lot of mod potential. Sure, you can add an exhaust, open up the airbox, rejet, and add a cam, but apart from that, there's no magic power gains to be had.
Stock for stock, they say the Rappy 250 and Blaster will run neck-in-neck in a race. See Youtube for proof. But take both bikes and add a pipe, jets, and airbox mods and Im pretty sure the Blaster would win, rider skill/weight equal of course. A ported Blaster will blow the little Raptor away. In fact, my ported Blaster will give just about any Raptor a run for its money, except for the 700 of course. I beat a stock 660 Rappy in the 300' last year at Busco. Sure, the Raptor rider was a 300lb novice on a stock bike, but a win's a win!! Lol.
Back on subject, the Raptor 350 has no relationship (besides being the same brand) to the Blaster. It is instead a revamped version of the venerable Warrior 350. Except for cosmetics, lights, and an exhaust header redesign on the later Raptor 350, both quads are virtually identical underneath. I used to own a Warrior and it was...limited...on what could be done performance-wise. It was heavy and slow, but still jumped reasonably well and was fun on the trails. Id still rather have my Blaster, though. The Warrior/Raptor 350's SOHC, 2-valve engine has its origins in the Moto-4 machines of the '80's, and it behaves as such. Reliable as an anvil but mild-mannered no matter how many aftermarket parts you throw at it. I had a Supertrapp pipe, K&N air filter, open airbox, and Edelbrock carb on my old Warrior and I was still just putting more and more lipstick on my pig.
Stock for stock, they say the Rappy 250 and Blaster will run neck-in-neck in a race. See Youtube for proof. But take both bikes and add a pipe, jets, and airbox mods and Im pretty sure the Blaster would win, rider skill/weight equal of course. A ported Blaster will blow the little Raptor away. In fact, my ported Blaster will give just about any Raptor a run for its money, except for the 700 of course. I beat a stock 660 Rappy in the 300' last year at Busco. Sure, the Raptor rider was a 300lb novice on a stock bike, but a win's a win!! Lol.
Back on subject, the Raptor 350 has no relationship (besides being the same brand) to the Blaster. It is instead a revamped version of the venerable Warrior 350. Except for cosmetics, lights, and an exhaust header redesign on the later Raptor 350, both quads are virtually identical underneath. I used to own a Warrior and it was...limited...on what could be done performance-wise. It was heavy and slow, but still jumped reasonably well and was fun on the trails. Id still rather have my Blaster, though. The Warrior/Raptor 350's SOHC, 2-valve engine has its origins in the Moto-4 machines of the '80's, and it behaves as such. Reliable as an anvil but mild-mannered no matter how many aftermarket parts you throw at it. I had a Supertrapp pipe, K&N air filter, open airbox, and Edelbrock carb on my old Warrior and I was still just putting more and more lipstick on my pig.
theres a video on youtube with a bone stock 2001 Blasty and Bone stock 2008 Raptor 250 and the end result was that the Blaster won I:I
I did see a few videos of blasters vs the raptor 250 and the blasters beats them. And seen one with a raptor 350 that gets beat by a blaster. What I'm also trying to get at is the raptor 250 is the size of a quad you find on a toy"r"us rack. The raptor 350 tho is very close to the dimensions to the blaster but don't have the specs to make say if it is true. And what about the warrior it was a monster cow of a bike. The raptor 350 I think is smaller . Its kind of like yamaha took a blaster and a warrior and smashed them together , sprinkled raptor parts on then and got a 350. It think its time to find some specs and top speed etc... just found a video look how small they are MotoUSA 2011 Yamaha Raptor 250 Comparison Review - YouTube!
staight line speed mean nothing when both machines are that slow. the raptor 250 chassis is designed much better then the blasters.
i would still take the blaster though. I love 2 strokes!
under powered turds, that look like the real rappy replaced the blaster.
yamaha needs to bring back the blaster and banshee I:I
yamaha needs to bring back the blaster and banshee I:I
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